Friday, May 29, 2015

Jessica Simpson has taken the music, fashion and entertainment industries by storm. A talented artist with universal appeal, she has become an international star and media darling.

Born and raised outside of Dallas, Texas, Jessica began her performing career by sharing the stage with famous gospel acts such as Kirk Franklin, God's Property and Ce Ce Winans. With her unmistakable voice and unique pop sound, Jessica caught the eye of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola. After joining a tour in support of the boy-band 98 Degrees, she quickly burst onto the music scene in 1999 with her debut release Sweet Kisses. Her RIAA-certified double platinum debut featured Jessica's massive breakthrough hit, "I Wanna Love You Forever," which hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards. Morissette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded two dance-pop albums, Alanis and Now Is the Time, under MCA Records Canada. Her worldwide debut album was the rock-influenced Jagged Little Pill, which remains the best-selling debut album by a female artist in the U.S., and the highest selling debut album worldwide, selling more than 30 million units globally.[1] Her following album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, was released in 1998 and was a success as well. Morissette took up producing duties for her subsequent albums, which include Under Rug Swept, So-Called Chaos and Flavors of Entanglement. Morissette has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide.

In February 2005, Morissette became a naturalized citizen of the United States while maintaining her Canadian citizenship.

Friday, May 22, 2015

When she was just 13 years old, Hilary Duff became the idol of millions of girls, thanks to a starring role in Disney's "Lizzie McGuire" (Disney Channel, 2001-04), and a good-girl image that differed from the other teen queens of her time. Since then, Duff has focused on acting, music and establishing an empire that includes her own clothing line and fragrance.

Friday, May 15, 2015

Joss Whedon, the man behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Avengers films, is also a descendant of Robert Washington, my 12th great grandfather. Robert is Joseph's 12th great grandfather as well, and the fourth great grandfather of George Washington, President of the USA...

http://www.geni.com/people/Joss-Whedon/6000000016446230394

Joss Whedon is my 13th cousin.

You

→ Pop

your father → Rufus S. Nichols

his father → Tressie (King) Nichols

his mother → Michael O. King

her father → Margaret (Wright) King

his mother → James G Wright

her father → William Wright

his father → John Wright Jr

his father → John Wright

his father → Anne Wright

his mother → Col. John Washington

her father → Reverend Lawrence Washington

his father → Lawrence Washington, Sr., Esquire of Sulgrave Manor, Mayor of Northampton

Friday, May 08, 2015

Kendall Nicole Jenner is an American reality television personality, author, and fashion model. While once best known for playing herslef on Kepping Up with the Kardashians, Jenner has now a full fledged modeling career including walking the runways for high fashion designers during the New York, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks.

Jenner got her start in modeling by signing with Wilhelmina Models at age 14, on July 12, 2009.

Tuesday, May 05, 2015

The Windsor family announced the name of their new princess at last. The world had been anxiously awaiting, and I expected the names Elizabeth and Diana to be used myself.

HRH Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge was born May 2nd, 2015, the little sister of Prince George and the granddaughter of Princess Diana and the great granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth. Live long and prosper Princess Charlotte.

Today, I looked up the star of Iron Man and Avengers films, Robert Downey, Jr., who is related to me through my ancestor William Judson Bartlett. What an interesting profile at Geni. You should read it.

Friday, May 01, 2015

The gorgeous star of THE ISLAND, IRON MAN, and THE AVENGERS is not just the ex-wife of Ryan Reynolds, AKA Green Lantern, but she is also the smoking hot SHIELD agent known as THE BLACK WIDOW and she is the focus of today's FAMILY HISTORY FRIDAY post...

Scarlett Ingrid Johansson was born on Thanksgiving day in 1984, November 22, New York, NY, only a few short months after I graduated from high school. And today, I went to see her kick Ultron's axx in the Avengers 2; Age of Ultron.